"Make-A-Wish” is one of the world's most well-known charities(慈善机构) . It makes wishes come true for childrenwho have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.
It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed ofbecoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers, made his wish come true. They gaveChristopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升飞机)and made a real police uniform(制服) for him.
There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:
I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.
I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favourite actors, singers or players.
I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.
I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.
Let’shope more wishes Mill come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best. Almost25 ,000 Volunteers (志愿者) help, work or give money. Will you be one of them?
【小题1】"Make-A-Wish" is a charity to help _______.

Spending just a few hours a week online may make people feel more socially isolated(孤立的)，lonely and down-hearted, according to a two-year study of nearly 100 families with Internet access.

  “We were surprised to find that what is a special technology has such bad effect on social communications,” the leader author, Dr. Robert Kraut of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, said in a statement to the press(新闻界). The findings suggest that “rather than encourage students to use the Internet alone for research, for example, teachers might give pupils online group homework to complete with classmates. Local groups might build websites that allow neighbours to discuss local affairs(地方事务).

   Before the technology develops and can be much more beneficial , people should control their wishes to use much of the Internet, Dr. Kraut and other experts advise. In order to limit(限制) and monitor their children’s use, and encourage family activities, parents might consider putting the computer in the living room, rather than a child’s room, they suggest.

   Dr. Kraut also suggests that when surfing on the Internet, especially when chatting with strangers on the Internet, children should not use their real names and they should not tell the address, telephone number or parents’ names to the strangers.

(  )26.According to the research, surfing on the Internet can make people feel more           .

 A. excited B. communicative C. lonely D. happy

(   )27. This study was made by             .

 A. 100 families B. Dr. Kraut and other people C. the newspaper D. Dr. Kraut only

(   )28. Which of the following is TRUE?

 A. Teachers should ask the students to finish their homework alone on the Internet.

B. Schools should build websites for students to discuss problems on the Internet.

C. Instead of putting the computer in the sitting room, parents should put it in a child’s room.

D. It took them two years to finish this research work.

(   )29. According to the context, what does the word “beneficial” mean?

  A. Harmful B. Developed C. Interesting D. Helpful

(   )30. What is the best title for this passage?

  A Harmful effects of Internet       B. The Internet

C. Children and the Internet        D. Surfing on the Internet